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Re:US customs and border protection is flying a surveillance... by kube-system on Friday May 29, 2020 @03:01PM (#23354136)
Do 70mm rockets count?

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Local-police-...

But really, there's little difference between a lot of civilian and light military aircraft. The Bell 206 that your local news station probably flies around was developed as a military helicopter.

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Re:US customs and border protection is flying a surveillance... by cameldrv on Friday May 29, 2020 @03:35PM (#23354521)
The police aren't getting the 70mm rockets, or the launchers for them nor are the police pilots trained to use them. There's really almost no difference between the civilian Bell 204/212 and the military Huey, and Bell has sold lots of civilian Hueys. I really can't see what the problem would be with the military surplussing them to the police.
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